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1. M. HOTHERSALL CONTAINER. I APPLICATION FILED JULY 31 1915.

Patented "Nov. 12, 1918 A ful Improvement in Containers, of which nirnns'rsrrns re ai man in il s/ans JOHN mf ncrnnnsann or BROOKLYN, NEW roan,assienon re amnmcan can COMPANY, on new "roan, N. Y., A conroaa'rion ornew master.

CQNTAINER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN M. HOTHERsALL, a citizen o'l the UnitedStates, residingin Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNeWYork, have invented'a new and usethe -following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to containers for shaving soap, toothpaste, soap paste or the like.

It has for a principal object the provision of a container'oit thischaracter from which the contents will be fed as desired foruse throughsimple manipulation of the parts of the container.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a container forshaving soap,

shaving cream, tooth paste and thelike in stick form from which thecontents may be fed as desired and the parts of which will be relativelyrigid so that the container will present a pleasing appearance even whennearly or wholly empty. In packaging tooth paste and shaving paste orcream prior to my invention, it has been generally the custom to inclosethe substances in collapsible tubes of soft foil, the end from theclosure being rolled upon itself as the contents is exhausted. This typeof package soon becomes out of shape and any advertising labels or otherindication of manufacture hidden or at least rendered unsightly.

It is a purpose of this invention to provide a container for thesesubstances which, While possessing the desired ejecting qualities, willat the same timeremain of pleasing appearance with advertising labelsand the like prominently and attractively displayed. Shaving soap ofstick form has heretofore generally been marketed in containers fromwhich the stick is taken for This manner of packaging shaving'sticks hasexposed the stick to the moisture of the air, for frequently the usershave not returned the stick to the container between the times of itsuse. jA further object of this invention is the provision of a containerin which the body ofthe shaving stick, it the container be used for thepackaging of a shaving stick, will remain in the container and beprotected from softening under atmospheric moisture too great a ortionof the body and soap.

Qther objects and advantages of the in- Spccification of Letters Patent.

vention will be apparent as it is better under- Patented Nov. 12, 191%.

Application filed July 31, 1915. Serial No. 32,897.

same showing the soap in position;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the container.

Referring to the drawing in which is disclosed an embodiment of theinvention constructed for marketing shaving soap, it will be noted thatthe container comprises a cylindrical side wall 11 corrugated at 12 toform an internal screw thread 13 and having a rotatable bottom 14carryingan upvardly projecting stud 15. The corrugations 12, which aredisposed spirally to form the screw threads 13, extend only: throughout.the upper part of the container length, leaving a lower smooth surface16 for the reception of a label. The lower end of the. cylindrical wallis necked out at 17 to permit permanent engagement by the bottom 14which, in the present instance, is provided with an. upwardly extendingfiai'ige at 18 turned in at .19 to embrace the bottom end of thecontainer. The stud 15, in the present instance, consists of arectangular bar mounted centrally and secured at its bottom at 21 on thebottom wall, so that when the bottom wall rotates the ba r 15 will alsorotate. The shaving stick generally designated at is provided throughoutits length with an external screw thread 23 adapted to engage within thescrew threads 13 of the container body, and it has an opening or slot24: for the reception of the stud 15. As the stud is rectangular it hasone or more surfaces disposed Oil the curve of rotation or out ofconcentric relation with the axis of movement of the bottom, so thatrotation of the soap stick occurs when the bottom is rotated, ausing amovement of the stick wdiin the container, the internal movement movingit out for shaving and rotation in opposite direction withdrawing); it

threading it over the stud lo and rotating l i the bottom to draw itdown into place. An ordinary slip cover 25 is preferably provided.

lf is thought that the invention and many (ft i s attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the formhereinbetore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim 1. A container ha ving a removable closure and having its sidewall formed into an internal screw tl'lread, and having also a bottomrotatable with respect to said side wall, a solid stick of soap or thelike in the container having a screw-thread engagement with saidinternal screw thread, and a diametrically elongated stud attached tosaid bottom and extending upwardly within said container and having anon-rotary and longitudinally sliding engagement with the said stick forcausing the same to be rotated and to rise in the container when the bottom is rotated.

2. A container having a removable closure and having its side wallformed into an internal screw thread, and having also a bottom rotatablewith respect to said side wall, a solid stick of soap or the like in thecontainer having a screw thread engagement with said internal screwthread, and a stud attached to said bottom and extending up-.

wardly within said container and having a non-rotary and longitudinallysliding engagement with the said stick for causing the same to rise inthe container when the bottom is rotated.

A container con'iprising an internally threaded cylinder body, a bottomrotatable with respect to said body and having an upwardly projectingstud, and a solid soapstick which is externally screw threaded to titthe thread of said body and which is formed with a longitudinalopeninghaving a non-rotary sliding engagement with said stud.

4-. A container comprising an internally screw threaded body, a. studwithin said body and extending longitudinally thereof, and a solidsoap-stick which is externally screw threaded tofit the said thread ofthe body and which is formed with a longitudinal opening having anon-rotary and sliding engagement with said stud, and means for rotatingsaid stud relative to thecontainer body.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

J OHN M. HOTHERSALL it-messes W. D. FosT-ER, 'ADOLPH E. J. HOERL.

